Fuorcla Pers-Palü

Fuorcla Pers-Palü is a mountain saddle in Pontresina, Maloja District, Graubünden and has an elevation of 3,448 metres. Fuorcla Pers-Palü is situated nearby to the locality Foura, as well as near Diavolezza.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Piz Cambrena and Piz Palü.

Piz Cambrena

Peak

Photo: Samedan, Public domain.

Piz Cambrena is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, overlooking the Lago Bianco in the canton of Graubünden. It is situated between Piz Palü and the Bernina Pass.

Piz Palü

Peak

Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Piz Palü is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, located between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large glaciated massif composed of three main summits, on a ridge running from west to east.

Piz Arlas

Peak

Photo: Samedan, Public domain.

Piz Arlas is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alp Grüm and Bernina Pass.

Alp Grüm

Hamlet

Photo: Sidonius, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Alp Grüm is a hamlet.

Bernina Pass

Locality

Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bernina Pass is a high mountain pass in the Bernina Range of the Alps, in the canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland. It connects the famous resort town of St. Moritz in the Engadin valley with the Italian-speaking Val Poschiavo, which ends in the Italian town of Tirano in Valtellina.

Cavaglia

Hamlet

Photo: giggel, CC BY 3.0.

Cavaglia is a small hamlet on the western flank of Val Poschiavo in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Perched at 1,703 m on the hanging Plan da l'Alp terrace, it lies roughly 4.7 kilometres north-west of Poschiavo village but 700 metres higher, making the road distance 11 kilometres and the Bernina Line rail journey about 25 minutes.

Fuorcla Pers-Palü

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,448 metres
Also known as: “Fuorcla Pers - Palù” and “Fuorcla Pers-Palue”
Category: landform
Location: Pontresina, Maloja District, Engadin, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.38517° or 46° 23′ 7″ north

Longitude

9.97388° or 9° 58′ 26″ east

Elevation

3,448 metres (11,312 feet)

Open location code

8FRF9XPF+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3626564506

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

11074776

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In Other Languages

“Fuorcla Pers-Palü” goes by many names.

Romansh: “Pers-Palü, Fuorcla”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Foura and Diavolezza.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pizzo Palù Orientale and Piz d’Arlas.

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